Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-08
ation s per day for time actually employed

sation $3 per day for time actually employed with $200 extra for the clerk.
 Alderman Dickerman amended and thought that the preacher should not have a longer life than the creator. He believed that the board should be elected annually by the Court of Common Council and not as recom- mended by the committee for an indefinite length of time He thought it was perfectly absurd to attach a salary to an office and not say how long that office should run.
 Aldermen Martin and Whitmore were of the opinion that the members of the commits sion should not be elected annually. It re- quired experience to fill the office, and put ting new men in each year would be absurd.
 The report of the committee was tabled for printing and the vote was taken on the adop-
 tion of Alderman Diekerman's amendment.
 It resulted as follows:
 Yeas-Aldermen Dickerman, Hollinger,
 Noonan, Clancy, Grinnell, Clerkin, Sheri-
 dan, Doyle, Whitmore, WincheIl, Daley,
 BlakesIee, Hemingway, Hamilton, Connors,
 Groark.
 Nays-Aldermen Martin, Watrous, Ken
 ney, Wines and Barnes.
 The tax committee reported favorably on
 the petition of Peter Murphy for an abate-
 ment of taxes on his house and lot No. 193
 Franklin street. The committee recon
 mended that taxes to the amount of $S9.7l
 be abated and the board adopted the recom- mendation.
 The committee also recommended that the petition of Thomas W. Williams claim ing exemption on the ground of being vet eran of the war be adopted: A favorable re. port was also received on the petition of Beniamin Moves for an abatement of taxes on the lots No. II and 12 Norton street and l it likewise was adopted.
 l The following petitions were referred to their proper committees: An electric light on ! the corner of Whitney avenue and Edwards l street, Daniel 0. Eaton ct al. for an electric ~E Ir1C r,A md Sachem streets, George B. Maltby ct al. for an electric light at the junction of Oak and Howe streets and Howard avenue, John Cur ran for a crosswalk to be laid on the corner of Broad and Palmer streets, Mrs. Fl. F. 5. ! Chapman ct al. for 8 sewer on Charles street, ! Patrick J. McGuire for naptha lamp between Lyman and Albert streets, James Hynes for a naphtha lamp on Grace street, Zenas J. Wood for abatement of inter est accrued on city lien (to the tax commis- sion), Peter Hammond for $500 for damages 1 to his house and lot on the west side ot John street, remonstrance of Amelia A. Leonard ct al. against extension of Gibbs street, a sewer in Davenport avenue from Vernon street to Boulevard sewer, concrete walk on ! both sides of First street between Howard and Hallock avenues, Charles Fleischner and others for an electric light on the corner of Hill and Prince streets, James E. English ct al drainage of Wooster Square, change in the name of East street to East avenue. The following orders were passed: Sewer l in Nicoll street between Edwards and Law l renee streets, amended to extend 220 feet from Lawrence street; sewer in Howard ave nue between railroad bridge and Sea street, | report of board of public works damages de West river strengthening.
 The committee on lamps was empowered | to make a contract with the Electric Light l company for 125 electric lights at 50 cents a | night for one year.
 ! The board accepted the report of the com mittee on ordinances, to which was referred
 the resolution of inquiry into the legality of the action of the board of public works in increasing the pay of sewer inspectors from | $4 to $5 per day. The report exonerated the l commissioners.
 Owing to the lateness of the hour and there being considerable business on the board ad- ! iourned for two weeks.